Information about newspapers at the State Library of Victoria is available at the following places on the State Library's website:
- Newspapers at the State Library of Victoria
- Browse newspapers, journals and magazines
- Newspaper e-resources
- Accessing newspapers at the State Library of Victoria
- Find out about the State Library of Victoria's newspaper collection and the Newspaper reading room in this introductory video
- See also section on Access to newspapers at this website
The State Library of Victoria microfilms both current and retrospective newspapers. A priority list for microfilming has been developed which will ensure that those newspapers of highest significance which are most at risk will be addressed first.
Digitised newspapers
Digitised Victorian newspapers are available online through Trove. See also information about the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program.
Newspaper titles recently microfilmed
In addition to current titles, Herald Sun (64 reels) and Weekly Times (5 reels), the following titles were microfilmed in 2011/12:
- Bellarine Herald 31 Oct 1896-21 Dec 1901 (2 reels)
- Bendigo Advertiser Oct 2002-Dec 2004 (27 reels)
- Charlton tribune 11 Jan 1957-23 Jan 1981 (8 reels)
- Cobram courier Jan 1966-Dec 1975 (5 reels)
- Frankston standard 13 Jan 1949-23 Dec 1970 (1968-1969 not published; 26 reels)
- Lancefield mercury 7 Jan 1921-21 Dec 1950 (10 reels)
- Nhill free press 8 Jan 1951-24 Dec 1970 (20 reels)
- Romsey examiner 1 Jan 1921-18 Dec 1952 (8 reels)
- Sunraysia daily 1 Jan 2001-31 Dec 2005 (54 reels)
- Violet Town sentinel 11 Jan 1921-15 Nov 1957 (11 reels)
Missing titles
An up-to-date list of missing newspapers is available on this website. Please contact the State Library if you are able to help locate these titles.
Last updated February 2013

